A major international study finds low vitamin D levels in newborns increase risk of autism, ADHD, and schizophrenia. This ...

Newborn babies with a vitamin D deficiency have a higher chance of later developing mental disorders such as ADHD, ...

In the largest study of its kind, researchers tested the vitamin D status of more than 70,000 people as babies.

Previous research had linked neonatal vitamin D deficiency with an increased risk of schizophrenia and autism, but this study examined a wider range of mental disorders, and included evidence ...

"Previous research had linked neonatal vitamin D deficiency with an increased risk of schizophrenia and autism, but this study examined a wider range of mental disorders, and included evidence ...

Higher concentrations of vitamin D were associated with decreased risk of autism spectrum disorder and ADHD, according to the study. On the other side of the spectrum, vitamin D deficiency seemed to ...

The team studied six mental health conditions: major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and anorexia. “We found that babies with lower levels of vitamin ...

"We found that low vitamin D was linked to an increased risk of schizophrenia, autism and ADHD," Professor McGrath said. "We don't think that vitamin D during adulthood has anything to do with ...

Vitamin D deficiencies in newborns may increase risk of developing certain mental disorders, a new study found. Alex Pasarelu via Unsplash The development of a group of mental disorders, ranging ...

“Previous research had linked neonatal vitamin D deficiency with an increased risk of schizophrenia and autism, but this study examined a wider range of mental disorders, and included evidence based ...